Armenia refused to participate in the exercises of the CSTO collective rapid reaction forces in Kazakhstan
Armenia refused to participate in the exercises of the collective rapid reaction forces of the CSTO, which will be held in Kazakhstan. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of the Republic.
Armenia will not send its troops to the CSTO exercises, which will be held on the territory of Kazakhstan from September 26 to October 8, 2022. The reason in the military department of Armenia called the situation on the border with Azerbaijan. In Yerevan, they decided not to disperse their forces before a possible escalation of the conflict.
- the Ministry of Defense of Armenia said in a statement.
As previously reported, the exercises of the CSTO forces will be held in the Zhambyl and Almaty regions of Kazakhstan. During the exercises, it is planned to work out the issues of commandant service, air defense and comprehensive support.
It is worth noting that a week ago, the Armenian opposition demanded that Pashinyan and the country's government withdraw from the CSTO. The reason for this demand was the alleged ignorance by the organization of the conflict on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Surprisingly, this coincided with the visit to Armenia of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the US Congress Nancy Pelosi.
The US representative criticized Azerbaijan, stating "Baku's aggression" against Armenia and promised Pashinyan further support from Washington.
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